UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 21, 2005
FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS, RAMSEY GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
| Virginia | 000-50230 | 54-1873198 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission file number) |
(IRS employer identification no.) |
| 1001 Nineteenth Street North, Arlington, Virginia | 22209 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (703) 312-9500
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On July 21, 2005, Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a $200,000,000 unsecured credit facility (the “Credit Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan Chase Bank”), as Administrative Agent and lender, and the other lenders party thereto. The Credit Agreement replaces the Company’s credit facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank that expired on same date. A copy of the Credit Agreement is filed herewith and attached hereto as Exhibit 10.01.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| EXHIBIT |
DESCRIPTION | |
| 10.01 | Credit Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2005, among Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc., the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: July 25, 2005
| FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS, RAMSEY GROUP, INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Kurt R. Harrington | |
| Kurt R. Harrington | ||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| EXHIBIT |
DESCRIPTION | |
| 10.01 | Credit Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2005, among Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc., the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. | |